Hospitality and dispossession in Madagascar

Drawing on ethnographic data collected among a group of coastal villagers in Southwest Madagascar between 2006 and 2011, this article looks at the relationship between hospitality towards strangers and land dispossession, a major issue of concern in Madagascar, especially given the comparatively rec...

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Published inAnthropology today Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 12 - 15
Main Authors Picard, David, Moreira, Catarina Nascimento
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2015
John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Subjects
Anthropology
Ethnography
Etiquette
Land use
Madagascar
Native culture
Madagascar
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Summary:Drawing on ethnographic data collected among a group of coastal villagers in Southwest Madagascar between 2006 and 2011, this article looks at the relationship between hospitality towards strangers and land dispossession, a major issue of concern in Madagascar, especially given the comparatively recent mineral, energy resource, and stone mining rush in the country. Belief in spirits plays a role in this.
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ISSN:0268-540X
1467-8322
DOI:10.1111/1467-8322.12211